And when one loves something like books should they not share with others that magical love?I dare say we start a book club. We pick a new book (either every month or every two weeks) and dedicate some discussion to it on the forum. It could be a fun thing to do as a group.

We would just need to decide on an interval, and on what book to start off with.

And of course, gauge interest. Is there interest? If so, let's give it a shot. (I've been trying to force myself to do recreational reading in anyhow, and this may be a fun way to do it.)

CURRENT BOOK: The Difference Engine by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling

CURRENT READING DEADLINE: The first two sections by March 18th.

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I could do this depending on the costs of specific books. When I've been in book clubs in the past we had checkpoints. Would anyone be opposed to something like... Read X-Chapter by X-Date, rather than having a date to finish the whole book by? It may cut down on people bailing, too.

I am interest. I do think we should regulate the cost though, which shouldn't be too hard to do. Just avoid new releases that only available in hard copy. Things like Kindle or Google Books might also help.

I was thinking we could have a short nomination process, and bring it to a final poll (maybe two votes per person, so someone can vote for their own suggestion if they truly want to while still being able to vote for someone else's so that it doesn't end in a five-way tie).

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I haven't read any of these, but they've all caught my interest, (Miéville's especially given the setting (via wikipedia): "The City & the City takes place in the cities of Besźel and Ul Qoma. These two cities actually occupy much of the same geographical space, but via the volition of their citizens (and the threat of the secret power known as Breach), they are perceived as two different cities. A denizen of one city must dutifully 'unsee' (that is, consciously erase from their mind or fade into the background) the denizens, buildings, and events taking place in the other city — even if they are an inch away.)")

Submissions are still open, of course.

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